Cops: Man steals truck from medics, drives over lawns in Southbury

Staff reports

Updated
8:09 pm EDT, Friday, May 20, 2011

SOUTHBURY -- A Woodbridge man was charged with first-degree larceny after police said he stole a paramedic truck, drove it to Southbury, and tore through several lawns before being caught by state police.

Police said Michael Issaev, 22, took the truck outside a house on Barberry Lane in Woodbridge, where paramedics had responded to a medical emergency call and were inside with a patient about 5:30 p.m. Monday.

Along with the truck, a Ford Expedition owned by American Medical Response, an ambulance was also on the scene, police said.

About two hours later, at 7:30 p.m., state police from Troop A in Southbury received a report of a person causing a disturbance in a store parking lot.

That man, who was later identified as Issaev, was taken into custody and police learned he had the stolen paramedics truck.

He was arrested by state police and charged with vandalism for driving over several lawns.

After being booked, Issaev was turned over to Woodbridge police and charged for the truck theft. He was detained on $25,000 bond and was transported Tuesday to Yale-New Haven Hospital for an undisclosed medical treatment.